Luther Oconer

Associate Professor of United Methodist Studies

Director of the Center for Evangelical United Brethren Heritage

TEACHING AND RESEARCH

Luther teaches in the areas of United Methodist history, doctrine and polity. His research areas include the Holiness Movement, Pentecostalism and mission history. He is particularly interested in the history of Methodism in the Philippines and Asia, the intersection between revivals and missions, and the connections between Methodism and the Pentecostal and Charismatic movements.

EDUCATION

BS, Mapúa Institute of Technology (1993)

MDiv, Wesley Divinity School (2001)

MPhil and PhD, Drew University (2006, 2009)

PROFESSIONAL

Luther is an ordained elder in the Pampango Philippines Annual Conference of The United Methodist Church and has served has served churches in the Philippines, New Jersey, and Alaska. He currently serves on the boards of the General Commission on Archives and History and the Historical Society of The United Methodist Church.

He is also extensively involved in church renewal ministries and has preached and taught in various churches and events in the United States and overseas.